Golf Course & Landscape Manager in Alton

Mad Swans in the South Downs is now recruiting for a full-time Golf Course and Landscape Manager to lead the team on a permanent basis. This role will be involved in a range of duties related to the wider landscaping of the site and anything outdoors.

Highlights of this construction include:

• The use of autonomous mowers to cut all fairways and rough
• A new state of the art Rainbird irrigation system
• £500k has been spent on installing both primary and secondary drainage to all areas of the golf course

This is a very active and physically demanding role which will involve working outside. The key duties and responsibilities of this role will include:

• Positively interact and engage with our guests
• The management of the Agronomy & Robotics Team, ensuring they are motivated, engaged with regular communication and appraisals, ensuring goals and objectives are set
• Ensure the golf course and all outdoor areas are maintained to the highest standards
• Proactively create and manage annual maintenance plans for golf course and landscape areas, ensuring the latest techniques are used to manage pests and diseases
• Assist in the creation of the annual maintenance budget with the General Manager
• Budget management
• Oversee the management and maintenance of all plant and machinery including autonomous mowers
• Utilise data to help inform decision making, utilising the Rainbird weather station as well as POGO turf management tool
• Safe use of machinery, including ride on mowers and hand machinery
• Planting trees, shrubs and flowers
• Overseeing the management of the Kitchen Garden, working with the Group Head Chef on what is to be grown each year
• Assisting with beekeeping and the production of honey
• General maintenance of the wider site and sports areas
• Assist in the creation of the Winter project programme and actively manage the completion of each project.

This is a full-time permanent position and will work any five days out of seven. The salary for this role is £45,000/annum.

Who we’re looking for:

• Experienced in a managerial role in golf course maintenance
• Excited about overseeing the wider site and estate as well as the golf course
• Passionate about maintaining our greens and golf course to a high standard
• A proven and inspirational leader who leads from the front
• Able to lead, motivate and inspire a team
• Focussed on health and safety, employee engagement, the guest experience and cleanliness of the whole site
• Experienced in managing their own P&L
• Excited about being part of a new concept, new brand and new opening
• Happy to be hands-on and assist with the day-to-day duties and operation
• Focussed on the guest experience and detail orientated
• Self-driven and highly motivated
• Happy and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Proactive, positive and resilient by nature
• Solutions driven
• Comfortable working in a very fast-paced environment and happy to be hands-on

Please note, you must be eligible to work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor any work permits or visas.

What is in it for you:

• Free Parking
• Free Employee Meal whilst on shift
• Wage Stream – access your pay for hours worked before pay day
• Employee Discounts on Food, Sports, Activities, Cabins and in the Retail Shop
• Reward & Recognition Initiatives
• Team Social & Well-being Activities & Events
• Employee Referral Scheme Bonus
• Mad Swans Water Bottle
• Mad Swans Hoodie
• Plant your own tree at Mad Swans

If you believe you have what it takes to come on-board and would like to be part of something new and exciting, we would love to hear from you. Please simply apply by hitting the apply button.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not working with any recruitment agencies at this time. As such, we do not accept any speculative CV’s and/or candidate profiles and are, therefore, unable to consider these.